Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Day and night Day and night Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Investigates how the Earth travels around the sun giving a continuous succession of days and nights. Activities and experiments introduce different methods of telling the time and look at how plants … OL21528644W
Spinning machines Spinning machines Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Looks at a variety of machines which have spinning parts, and explains how they work. Includes drills, escalators, clocks and watches, wind turbines and film cameras. Suggested level: primary. OL24203049W
Hot and cold Hot and cold Kay Davies Explores and explains different properties of temperature through simple experiments. OL24207902W
Light Light Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Explains the properties of light and how it makes variations in colour possible; with projects and experiments to demonstrate these principles. OL24282330W
It's cotton It's cotton Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Shows the cotton seed and the different fabrics and other items that cotton can be found in. Suggested level: junior. OL24680748W
Sound and music Sound and music Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Explains how sounds are made, how we hear them, the difference between natural and mechanical sounds, and how sound can make music; includes activities. OL24766197W
Rain Rain Wendy Oldfield,Robert Pickett,Kay Davies Discusses what makes rain, how it falls to the ground, and what happens when it hits the ground. Includes activities and experiments. OL26212163W
Weather Weather Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce weather, its effects on people and animals, and methods of observing and recording it. OL27060749W
Pushing and pulling Pushing and pulling Wendy Oldfield,Kay Davies Activities using spinning, rolling, stops and starts, demonstrate the many forces involved in making things move. Investigates making things move more easily with levers and pulleys. Suggested level:… OL28760369W
Electricity and magnetism Electricity and magnetism Kay Davies Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce the forces of electricity and magnetism and how they work. OL3463689W
Sound and music Sound and music Kay Davies Focuses on how sound is produced, transmitted, and received. Activities explore aural skills through sound recognition, dynamics, and pitch variation. OL3463706W
The super science book of time The super science book of time Kay Davies Examines the passing of time and how it has been measured through history, by such methods as observation of natural cycles and different kinds of clocks and watches. OL3463708W
Waste Waste Kay Davies Examines various aspects of waste and pollution, including water waste, water pollution, oil spills, litter, air pollution, rust, and recycling. OL3463710W